Internal and External Conflict: The Engine of Fiction
🎉 Want Jerry as your mentor? Learn More: http://bit.ly/4k3X2Yc To fully invest readers in your story, it must contain conflict. And for your characters to grow and feel authentic, they must face obstacles—internally as well as externally. Without facing both inner and outer conflict, they will feel flat—even to you. I’ve been writing for more than 50 years, and I’ve sharpened techniques for writing compelling conflict to keep readers riveted. In this short video, I discuss: 5 questions to answer about your characters Examples of effective conflict A cardinal sin of writing The trouble with perfect heroes The importance of Character Arc And more Click here to access the worksheet mentioned in the video: https://bit.ly/3dMV2mQ 🙌 For more exclusive content - become a Member today! / @novelistjerryjenkins

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